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At least 13 people have been injured after a bomb blast derailed a passenger train in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan. The bomb exploded after midday on Friday as the Jaffar Express passenger train was passing through the Bolan…

Marking the occasion of the International Day of Education, being held on January 24, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced the decision to dedicate the day to girls and women in Afghanistan who have been forcefully…

Asylum seekers looking for shelter in Europe have been illegally forced to leave Italy and locked up in unofficial prisons at sea, according to an investigation conducted by researchers from Netherlands-based investigative non-profit Lighthouse Reports and other media partners. The…

The AhlulBayet Islamic Thought Center, affiliated to the Shirazi Religious Authority, in Baghdad held a symposium titled, “The Role of the Religious Authority in the Time of Occultation”, with the participation of a delegation from the Shirazi Religious Authority in…

Pakistan, which has been reeling under severe economic crisis, is now heading towards acute shortage of life-saving medicines. The warning has been sounded by Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA), which has warned the situation to worsen if Letters of Credit…

The ‘Los Angeles Times’ published a detailed article on Muslims in the United States of America, in which it indicated that Muslim immigrants suffer from abuse in the media, in addition to their suffering from marginalization in the media and…

Yemeni authorities are failing to meet their international legal obligations to protect socio-economic rights for millions of Yemenis, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing a submission to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural. After more than…

Two people were shot dead when they attempted to commit a robbery at a Muslim mosque in Kensington, Johannesburg on Tuesday evening. The police confirmed on Thursday that a third suspect was arrested during the foiled robbery. “While police attended…

The 358-year old Vaniköy Mosque in Istanbul’s Üsküdar district, destroyed by the fire in 2020, has been restored. The historical Vaniköy Mosque, one of the 11 mosques adorning the Bosphorus, was reduced to ash on Nov. 15, 2020. The mosque…

The Mahdiya Islamic Center, affiliated to the Shirazi Religious Authority in the Greek capital, Athens, has begun holding educational courses for the younger generation. The courses are concerned with teaching legal rulings, Islamic morals, and beliefs, in addition to teaching…